Chapter 7

Chapter 7 "Good idea," Dink said. "Let's go to the dock." "Hold on," Ruth Rose said. She opened the screen door, grabbed some towels, and yelled, "GRAM, WE'RE GOING TO THE BEACH!"

“好主意，”丁克说。 “我们去码头吧。”“等一下，”露丝·罗斯说。 她打开纱门，抓起几条毛巾，喊道:“奶奶，我们要去海滩!”

Ruth Rose tossed towels to Dink and Josh as they walked down the side-walk. "What if Spike's still wearing long pants?" she asked. "Dink will think of something," Josh said. He grinned at Dink. "Right?" Dink shook his head. "This was your idea. Besides, you're the observant one!" They thought about it as they walked. When they reached the boat dock, they still hadn't figured out what to do. "I know," Josh said. "I'll tell him Dink is thinking of getting a tattoo! Then Spike will show us his!" Dink laughed. "Kids can't get tattoos, Josh," he said. A few moments later, the kids reached Spike and Chip's boat slip. But the boat wasn't there. "They're gone!" Ruth Rose said. "Now what?" Dink asked. "Should we wait till they come back in?" "Why don't we hang out at the beach for a while?" Josh suggested. "That way we can have fun and watch for the boat at the same time." "Okay" Ruth Rose said. "But we can't stay out late. Gram will worry."

当丁克和乔希走在人行道上时，露丝·罗斯把毛巾扔给他们。 “如果斯派克还穿着长裤怎么办?”她问。 “丁克会想到办法的，”乔希说。 他朝丁克咧嘴一笑。“对吧?”丁克摇了摇头。 “这是你的主意。再说，你是个善于观察的人!”他们边走边想。 当他们到达船坞时，他们仍然不知道该怎么办。 “我知道，”乔希说。“我会告诉他丁克正在考虑纹身!”然后斯派克会让我们看看他的!”丁克笑了。 “孩子不能纹身，乔什，”他说。 过了一会儿，孩子们来到了斯派克和奇普的船边。 但是船不在那里。 “他们不见了!”露丝·罗斯说。 “现在什么?”丁克问道。“我们要等他们回来吗?”“我们为什么不在海滩上玩一会儿呢?”杰克建议。 “这样我们就可以一边玩一边看船了。” “好吧，”露丝·罗斯说。“但是我们不能在外面待得太晚。 奶奶会担心的。”

"Last one in kisses pelicans!" Josh yelled. He thundered down the dock and leaped onto the beach. The kids swam, searched for shells, and buried Josh in the sand. By five o'clock, their skin was itchy with sun-burn and salt. "Look, isn't that their boat?" Ruth Rose asked. A white boat was pulling in at the end of the dock. "I think it is!" Josh said. "Come on!" The kids ran back along the dock. They reached the boat as Chip was securing the lines. Spike was behind the wheel, just shutting down the motor. Both men were wearing T-shirts and jeans. Spike's ankles were covered.

“最后一个吻鹈鹕!”杰克喊道。 他轰隆隆地走下码头，跳到海滩上。 孩子们游泳，寻找贝壳，把乔希埋在沙子里。 到了五点钟，他们的皮肤因晒伤和盐而发痒。 “看，那不是他们的船吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 一艘白色的小船停在码头的尽头。 “我想是的!”杰克说。 “来吧!”孩子们沿着码头往回跑。 他们来到船上时，奇普正在系好钓索。 斯派克在方向盘后面，正在关掉马达。 两人都穿着t恤和牛仔裤。 斯派克的脚踝被遮住了。

"Did you go diving?" Josh asked. "We dive every day," Spike said, stepping onto the dock. He patted his stomach. "Right now, I need a couple of burgers. Ready, Chip?" The kids walked with Spike and Chip to the end of the dock and said good-bye. "We still didn't see a tattoo," Ruth Rose said as they headed for her grandmother's house. "No, but I saw something else," Dink said. "They finished painting the name of the boat. It's the Golden Goose." Josh looked at him. "So?" "The guy at the airport said something about drowning a goose," Dink said. "Maybe that's the goose he was talking about!" "But what does it mean?" Ruth Rose asked. "Boats don't drown." Dink shook his head. "I don't know." A few minutes later, they saw Ruth Rose's grandmother. She was weeding in her front garden. "Hi, Gram!" Ruth Rose called. She looked up and waved. "Tomorrow we go back to the boat and try again," Dink said, keeping his voice low. "You

“你去潜水了吗?”杰克问。 “我们每天都潜水，”斯派克说着，走上了码头。 他拍了拍自己的肚子。“现在，我需要几个汉堡。 准备好了,芯片?”孩子们跟着斯派克和奇普走到码头尽头，说了再见。 “我们还是没看到纹身，”露丝·罗斯(Ruth Rose)在前往祖母家的路上说。 “没有，但我看到了别的东西，”丁克说。 他们画好了船名。 是金鹅。”乔希看着他。 “所以?”丁克说:“机场的那个家伙说了什么淹死鹅的话。” “也许这就是他说的那只鹅!”“但这是什么意思呢?”露丝·罗斯问。 “船不会淹死的。”丁克摇了摇头。 “我不知道。”几分钟后，他们看到了露丝·罗斯的祖母。 她正在前花园除草。 “嗨,克!”露丝·罗斯打来电话。 她抬起头，挥了挥手。“明天我们回到船上再试一次，”丁克压低声音说。 “你

guys with me?" "What if Spike's still wearing long pants?" Ruth Rose asked. "Then I put my plan to work," Dink said. "What plan?" Josh asked. "I tell him about the tattoo contest," said Dink. Josh stared at Dink. "What contest?" "The one I just thought up," Dink said, tapping his head. "I'm gonna hang a poster down by the dock. The poster will announce a tattoo contest. Then I'll tell Spike and Chip about the contest. If Spike has a tattoo on his ankle, he might mention it, or even show it to us." "Dinkus was in the sun too long," Josh whispered loudly to Ruth Rose. "I think it's brilliant!" Ruth Rose said. "Come on, I'll ask Gram for paper and markers!"

有人跟我一起吗?”“如果斯派克还穿着长裤呢?”露丝·罗斯问。 “然后我把我的计划付诸实施，”丁克说。 “什么计划?”杰克问。“我告诉他纹身比赛的事，”丁克说。 乔希盯着丁克。“什么比赛?”“就是我刚想到的那个。”丁克边说边拍着头。 “我要在码头旁挂一张海报。 海报会宣布纹身比赛。 然后我会告诉斯派克和奇普比赛的事。 如果斯派克的脚踝上有纹身，他可能会提到，甚至给我们看。” “丁库斯在太阳下晒得太久了。”乔希大声对露丝·罗斯耳语道。 “我觉得这太棒了!”露丝·罗斯说。 “来吧，我去问奶奶要纸和马克笔!”